Effect concept is a concept which is
an effect for cause concept.
Example:
“Waking up” is an effect concept for “alarm” cause concept.
Effect concept and cause concept
are bound by cause-effect relation.
Effect concepts show what are the probable results of a given cause concept. Therefore effect concepts are an essential part in the deliberation process. Effect concepts indicate the probable future of current context.
Example:
In the shop a person has two opportunities: to
buy things or try to steal things. If the person knows that “going to jail” is
a effect concept of “stealing” then
most probably the person will avoid stealing things. All Intelligent Systems make decisions in a similar way.